RLUK21 Conference – lightning talks call for submissions

 RLUK21 Conference – lightning talks call for submissions

 

Deadline: Friday 11 December

 

The RLUK Conference will return as a virtual event on 17-19 March 2021, and the theme will focus on the transformational power of the research library – the full programme will be published early in the new year. 
 
We have issued a call for submissions for lightning talks on practical responses or activities that have been implemented by libraries as a result of Covid-19. Proposals might demonstrate innovations, best practice, successes and failures, lessons learnt, and short and long-term impacts of the pandemic on our libraries. 
 
RLUK21 lightning talks will be a maximum of 10 minutes in length. There will be no other restrictions in terms of the presentation – you may choose to use slides, video or conduct a live or pre-recorded demonstration. Live/pre-recorded demonstrations might include short tours of buildings or spaces, or onsite illustrations of a new service or initiative. The deadline for this call is Friday 11 December, and submissions can be made via the RLUK Conference website.

 

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DCDC21 Conference – call for papers

 

Deadline: 22 January 2021

 

The DCDC21 Conference is inviting submissions to its call for papers: Catalysts for change: transforming our practices, collections, and communities through times of crisis. The deadline to submit to the call for papers has been extended to 22 January 2021.

 

DCDC stands for Discovering Collections, Discovering Communities. It is a cross-sectoral conference, hosted by The National Archives, RLUK and Jisc, that will bring together colleagues from the GLAMA sectors (galleries, libraries, archives, museums and academia) for a week-long event (28 June - 2 July 2021) to explore how crisis can act as a catalyst for change for collections, and within our cultural organisations.

 

The conference will examine the impact that crisis can have on working practices, collections, and audience engagement, and consider how cultural heritage organisations can look beyond times of crisis to foster innovation and collaboration in their institutions and communities.

 

Proposals are welcome on the theme of ‘catalysts for change’ on any project or initiative involving archives, libraries, museums and other heritage and cultural organisations in partnership with each other, with communities and the academic sector.  

Due to the current situation with Covid-19, the deadline for submissions to the call for papers has been extended to 22 January 2021. The full call for papers can be read on the DCDC website.

 

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RLUK Digital Shift Forum

 

RLUK’s Digital Shift Forum (#RLUKDSF) promotes cross-sector discussion and debate on future of the digital shift, to enable knowledge exchange, and inspire collaborative endeavour across sectors and communities, for the research and information management communities. 

If you missed the talks by Lorcan Dempsey, OCLC, and Claire Warwick, Durham University, they are now available to view on the RLUKDSF page.

 

You can also register for the next two RLUKDSF events with Tiina Hill, Senior Manager, Digital Culture Network, Arts Council England, and John Stack, Digital Director at the Science Museum Group on the RLUK website.

 

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LIBER Panel discussion: Research Libraries and Covid-19: Impact and Plans for the future

 

When: Friday 4^th December 2020 (14.30-15.30 UK)

Format: this will take the form of a panel discussion and will include representatives from a number of European research libraires as well as LIBER, ARL, and RLUK.

Registration: https://www.anymeeting.com/AccountManager/RegEv.aspx?PIID=EF57DD83814C31

 

Further details: 

 

In October 2020, LIBER launched a survey on ‘The State of Research Libraries During COVID-19: How Can LIBER Support You?’ The survey is set to map and assess the impact of COVID-19 on research libraries throughout Europe thus far, as well as to help libraries prepare for the challenging months ahead.

 

LIBER’s Executive Director, Astrid Verheusen, will present the main findings of the survey results as part of an introduction to a panel discussion on the topic. During the panel discussion we will explore and further investigate the key takeaways of the survey by bringing together leaders and experts from within and outside our network.

 

 

Melanie Cheung

Executive Assistant

Research Libraries UK
Tel: +44 (0)20 7862 8647

 

RLUK Website | Twitter | Youtube

IRRT Webinar: International Work and Projects During COVID-19

International Work and Projects During COVID-19

Date/Time: Monday, November 23, 8:00 am PT/11:00 am ET (North America) | 5:00 pm CET | 8:00 pm Abu Dhabi, UAE

Summary: What’s it like working abroad right now during the pandemic? What about international projects? Join us for an informal webinar discussion on what IRRT members are doing in managing global projects and hear what their experiences are working abroad too. This session is open to all interested in international library work during the pandemic.

Speakers:

Dr. Rebecca L. Miller,  Boehringer Ingelheim, Germany

Dr. Reysa Alenzuela, Central Philippine University, Philippines

Amani Magid. NYU Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Moderator: Ray Pun, Alder Graduate School of Education, USA

Registration link: https://aldergse-edu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwsc-6tqz8iG9Of-442PbMXmXSg0dymMPZI

Full Bio:

Dr. Rebecca L. Miller currently works for Boehringer Ingelheim, a top 20 multinational pharmaceutical company based in Germany, where she is responsible for development of digital asset management (DAM) platform to support colleagues worldwide.  She is also the founder and principal consultant of BiblioDev, LLC, a consulting firm with the mission of assisting libraries in developing countries, because better libraries lead to better lives.  She has spent over three years in Germany and nearly five years in Afghanistan, where she was the Library Director at the American University of Afghanistan for two years, and has worked on several consultancies and volunteer projects to educate Afghan librarians and improve the level of professional service.  Prior to moving to Afghanistan, she was an Assistant Professor at the School of Library and Information Science at the University of Kentucky, and Program Director at the School of Library and Information Management at Emporia State University.  Dr. Miller holds a MLS and PhD in Library Science from Emporia State University (Kansas, USA), and a MA in Diplomacy from the Patterson School, University of Kentucky (Kentucky, USA).

 

Reysa Alenzuela is an Adjunct (Associate) Professor at Central Philippine University teaching Master’s in Library and Information (MLIS and MLIS in Theological Librarianship). She was the Senior/ Law Librarian of the University of the South Pacific (USP) - Emalus Campus (School of Law), Republic of Vanuatu. Prior to joining USP, she was an Expert Manager at Nazarbayev University in Kazakhstan and was the Director of Thomas Jefferson Information Center

Embassy of the United States in Manila 2007-2013. She is one of the editors of “Internationalization of Library and Information Science Education in Asia Pacific”. She recently completed developing the competency index for Librarians in Vanuatu and concluded a program on multicultural competencies of Ni-Van Librarians funded by American Libraries Association. Currently, she is a volunteer-consultant in academic libraries in Western Visayas region of the Philippines in developing virtual reference services to enhance academic support  of libraries in the new normal. She is also working with the Association of Theological Education in Southeast Asia on capacity-building for learning support of Theological Librarians in Southeast Asia.

 

Amani Magid - Amani Magid is the Associate Academic Librarian for the Sciences and Engineering at New York University Abu Dhabi. She earned a degree in Integrative Biology and a minor in Arabic from University of California, Berkeley. In her career as a scientist, she has worked as a researcher in pharmaceutical chemistry and managed biology lab classes at a community college. She soon realized her passion was in finding and locating science information and earned her Masters in Library and Information Science at University of Pittsburgh while interning at Bayer Material Science Library. She worked for over 6years as a Medical Librarian before her present position. Amani’s research interests range from patent education and electronic lab notebooks to collection development and social media. 

Registration is Open for the Free! ACURIL 2020 Virtual Conference, November 18-19, 2020

Good Morning. 

 There is only one day left for the start of the ACURIL 2020 Virtual Conference / Solo queda un día para el inicio de la celebración de la Conferencia Virtual de ACURIL 2020. 

 Visit the ACURIL website to see the program. All activities will be free of charge / Visita la página virtual de ACURIL para ver el programa. Todas las actividades serán libre de costo. Register at the following links / Inscríbase en los siguientes enlaces: 

Registration for the 1st day / Inscripción para el 1er día: https://tinyurl.com/yxjevd92 

Registration for Breakup Sessions for Day 1 / Inscripción para el Breakup Sessions para el 1er día: https://tinyurl.com/yxc4t8gj 

Registration for the 2nd day / Inscripción para el 2do día: https://tinyurl.com/yydz6per 

 Join us to celebrate 50 years of ACURIL / Acompáñanos a celebrar los 50 años de ACURIL. 

 Become a member of ACURIL or renew your membership here / Únete a ACURIL o renueva tu membresía aquí. We look forward to your participation! / Te esperamos! 

 Best, Jeannette Lebrón-Ramos, MPA. MIS, Ph,D. 

ACURIL Vice-President 2020 ACURIL, Technological Committee Executive Secretary jeannette.lebron@acuril.org

Philippine Libraries SDG Webinar with ALA

 This webinar is free and open to all hosted by the National Library of the Philippines

 

The American Library Association and its Task Force on the UN Sustainable Development Goals is pleased to collaborate on this

 

 

"Philippine Libraries and Their Roles in the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)"

 

November 20 9:00-12:00 (+8 GMT)

 

To highlight the 30th LIS commemoration with the theme LibREAL, a portmanteau for the word libraries and the acronym for Relate, Engage, Advocate, and Lead, the National Library of the Philippines and the American Library Association’s Task Force on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in collaboration with the Philippine Librarians Association, Inc. (PLAI), The Philippines Association of School Librarians, Inc. (PASLI), Association of Librarians in the Public Sector, Inc. (ALPS), Association of Special Libraries in the Philippines (ASLP), Council of Deans  and Heads of LIS (CODHLIS), Philippine Association of Academic and Research Libraries (PAARL), and Philippines Association of Teachers  of Library and Information Science, Inc. (PATLS).​​​​​

 

Registration is free

https://event.webinarjam.com/register/74/xqr38fwl

 

Presentations include:

 

“The Role of Libraries in UN SDG’s”

-Loida Garcia-Febo, Chair ALA Task Force UN SDG’s

 

“SDG’s and Best Practices in South Asia”

-Dr. B. Shadrach, Commenwealth of Learning, Canada

 

“Libraries as Social Change Agents”

-Donna Scheeder, Past-President, IFLA

 

“How Libraries are Helping Communities to Meet the SDGS and Development”

-Robin Kear, Liaison Librarian, University of Pittsburgh

-John Szabo, Library Director, Los Angeles Public Library

-Erika Long, School Librarian, Nashville Public Schools

 

Closing Remarks

 

-Caesar Gilbert Q. Adriano, Director, National Library of Philippines

 

Gentle reminder - Free IRRT webinar-Reaching national impact in Kenya and Namibia

Topic

Reaching national impact in Kenya and Namibia: EIFL’s strategy for public library development

Description

Using a combination of key partnerships, an extensive capacity-building programme, and a network of public libraries, EIFL (Electronic Information for Libraries) and its national partners – The Kenya National Library Service (knls) and the Namibia Library and Archives Service (NLAS) developed a sustainable in-house continuous professional development program for public librarians. Already over 650 librarians have received training from expert local trainers. EIFL is looking to expand and adapt this program to other EIFL partner countries in Africa, where public libraries have been or are being equipped with public access computers and the internet. In the session we will review EIFL’s approach and plans for the future, and you will hear from local librarians about the impact of the program. Strengthening continuous professional development of public libraries in Kenya and Namibia is part of EIFL’s broader capacity building initiative for public librarians in Africa. Read more at: https://www.eifl.net/eifl-in-action/capacity-building-public-librarians-africa

SPEAKERS:
• Susan Schnuer, EIFL- Public Library Innovation Programme (PLIP) Capacity Building Manager, USA (former IRRT Chair)
• Caroline Ngacaku, Principal Librarian, knls/Muranga Public Library, Kenya
• Kaltuma Sama, Head Librarian, knls/BuruBuru Public Library, Kenya
• Yusuf Ganyana, ICT Officer, knls/Kibera Public Library, Kenya
• Aletta Dunn, Chief Librarian/ Public Libraries, Namibia Library and Archives Service (NLAS), Namibia.

MODERATOR: Dr. Ugne Lipeikaite, EIFL, PLIP Impact Manager, Santiago, Chile.

Time: Nov 18, 2020 10:00 AM in Central Time (US and Canada)

Registration required 

Call for Proposals for Presentation at the 2021 ALA IRRT Pre-Conference

 Call for Proposals for Presentation at the 2021 ALA IRRT Pre-Conference

The American Library Association (ALA) International Relations Round Table (IRRT) invites you to submit presentation proposals for their 2021 pre-conference in Chicago, IL, date to be determined. If the conference is not held as an in-person event, the presentations will be in a virtual format.

The theme for this year’s pre-conference is Relevance and Effectiveness of Libraries in a Changing World. From the COVID-19 pandemic to issues of social justice to social media influences, libraries continue to face challenges in a rapidly changing world. The IFLA Section for Continuing Professional Development and Workplace Learning (CPDWL) recognized the need for developing the skills and expertise for a rapidly changing world at its 2019 satellite conference. 

Considering these influences, the 2021 ALA IRRT Pre-Conference will include presentations that address opportunities for and examples of libraries’ effectiveness and relevance in a changing world. The following broad topics to be considered are:

1. Libraries Adapting to the COVID World
2. Diversity, Inclusion and Social Justice
3. Social Media Transforming Libraries
4. Library Transformation through Technology

  5.  The Development of Digital Libraries

To submit a proposal, send an email with your attached proposal to co-chairs Gloria Creed-Dikeogu (gloria.creeddikeogu@ottawa.edu) and Barbara Marson (marsonb@ecu.edu) by end-of-business on February 5, 2021.

Please include your name(s), institutional affiliation(s), working title, and 300 word maximum description of your presentation. Proposals and presentations must be in English.

 

 

Barbara Marson, Ph.D.
MLS Program Director & International Liasion
Library Science Program, Dept. of Interdisciplinary Professions
119 Ragsdale, Mail Stop 172
East Carolina University
Greenville, NC  27858-4353

252-328-2347  Office
252-328-4368  Fax
marsonb@ecu.edu
MLS program website: https://education.ecu.edu/idp/idp-library-science/

Monday, Nov 16 Online-Seminar 'Why do libraries need buildings?

Dear colleagues,

we invite you to participate at the online German-Dutch dialogue on the future of libraries. 
The series will start with the topic: Library Buildings - Why do Libraries need Buildings?

The rapid propagation of digital services from libraries might lead to the conclusion that libraries are moving more and more into immaterial spheres. So, what is the reason that libraries are newly built or modernised for sometimes considerably high amounts of money? Questions like this will be discussed in our webinar by two experts in library buildings and in library politics.

Speakers:

• Theo Kemperman (Public Library Rotterdam)
• Olaf Eigenbrodt ( State and Univ. Library Hamburg)

Moderator:

• Barbara Lison, Public Library Bremen; IFLA president-elect

Date:

Monday, 16 November 2020; 11:00 - 12:00 (CET)

Registration is required; the online seminar is free of charge and in English: https://eur-nl.libcal.com/event/3501120

The series will continue every month on a different topic which is currently of interest to library developments. Subjects being discussed will come from all areas of the library landscape, like artificial intelligence, sustainability in libraries, UX design, library staff recruitment. 

We are looking forward to your participation!

Kind regards,

Hella

 

Hella Klauser
German Library Association

International Cooperation

Tel.: +49 (0)30 644989916

klauser@bibliotheksverband.de

Join IRRT upcoming webinar - Reaching national impact in Kenya and Namibia: EIFL’s strategy for public library development

Date and Time: Wednesday, November 18, 2020, 10:00am Central Time (GMT-5) | 11:00am Eastern (GMT-4)

Join us for a webinar session to learn about EIFL’s (Electronic Information for Libraries) capacity building initiatives for public librarians in Kenya and Namibia. Using a combination of key partnerships, an extensive capacity-building programme, and a network of public libraries, EIFL and its national partners – The Kenya National Library Service (knls) and the Namibia Library and Archives Service (NLAS) developed a sustainable in-house continuous professional development program for public librarians.  Already over 650 librarians have received training from expert local trainers.  EIFL is looking to expand and adapt this program to other EIFL partner countries in Africa, where public libraries have been or are being equipped with public access computers and the internet.  In the session we will review EIFL’s approach and plans for the future, and you will hear from local librarians about the impact of the program. Strengthening continuous professional development of public libraries in Kenya and Namibia is part of EIFL’s broader capacity building initiative for public librarians in Africa. Read more!

Speakers:

• Susan Schnuer, EIFL- Public Library Innovation Programme (PLIP) Capacity Building Manager, USA (former IRRT Chair)
• Caroline Ngacaku, Principal Librarian, knls/Muranga Public Library, Kenya   
• Kaltuma Sama, Head Librarian, knls/BuruBuru Public Library, Kenya        
• Yusuf Ganyana, ICT Officer, knls/Kibera Public Library, Kenya
• Aletta Dunn, Chief Librarian/ Public Libraries, Namibia Library and Archives Service (NLAS), Namibia

Moderator: Dr. Ugne Lipeikaite, EIFL, PLIP Impact Manager, Santiago, Chile.

Advance REGISTRATION required.

Meet the National Libraries - The Library of Congress

Dear colleagues,

 

Good afternoon. Warmest greetings to you from the University of the Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.  The Slavic Reference Service, working in collaboration with the National Libraries Section, is introducing a new webinar series, Meet the National Libraries. The extraordinary contributions of national libraries play an important role in maintaining the vast network of libraries and scholarly communities around the world. Numerous search tools, digital collections, national bibliographies, and portals have been introduced. By featuring national libraries, we hope to make them more accessible. Each iteration of this series will feature a national library.

 

 

Join us for the inaugural event featuring the Library of Congress on November 18th at 1:00 pm Central Time. All are welcome to participate. Free of charge.

Please register to receive Zoom session details.

 

•            Registration form:

https://forms.gle/B2YiPavtcUhUM86Q9

 

Webinar Program

 

• Introduction
• Meet the Library of Congress: Serving the U.S. Congress, the American People & Beyond

J. Mark Sweeney -  Principal Deputy Librarian of Congress

• LOC Digital Collections & Services

Robin L. Dale - Associate Librarian for Library Services

• Law Library of Congress: Online Resources, Historic Reports & Digitization

Jane Sánchez -  Deputy Librarian for Library Collections and Services and Law Librarian of Congress

• Congress.gov

Cliff Cohen - Associate Director for Legislative Information Services, Congressional Research Service

• U.S. Copyright Office Modernization: Policy Initiatives & Public Record System 

Maria Strong - Associate Register of Copyrights and Director of Policy and International Affairs

Shawn Gallagher - Management & Program Analyst, Office of Public Records & Repositories, U.S. Copyright Office

• LC Labs: Experimenting Toward a Digital Strategy

Kate Zwaard - Digital Strategy Director, Office of the Chief Information Officer

• NLS: Going Digital Expands Access for the Print Disabled

Karen Keninger - Director, National Library Service for the Blind & Print Disabled

• Q&A

 

My sincere thanks to Isabelle Nyffenegger (BnF) and Stuart Hamilton (LGMA) for their support and collaboration. We would be delighted to feature your national library. Contact me at lenkart@illinois.edu.

 

Best wishes,

 

Joe Lenkart

International Reference Librarian

 

INVITATION TO ALL ACURILEANS AND FRIENDS

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ACURIL 2020 ONLINE VIRTUAL CONFERENCE

Association of Caribbean University, Research and Institutional Libraries conference. Free registration. Nov 18-19. 

Registration for the 1st day / Inscripción para el 1er día: https://tinyurl.com/y2t9wf2f

Registration for the 2nd day / Inscripción para el 2do día: https://tinyurl.com/yydz6per

More information here: https://acuril.org/